“…We first evaluated the quality of the dissolution method by comparing the results of element concentration (Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P, S, and Zn) in all the reference materials (SRM‐1577c, BCR‐383, BCR‐380R, ERM‐CE464, DORM‐2, DORM‐4, TORT‐3, and FBS), with those published in Sauzéat et al 16 Our data strongly correlate with certified values ( R = 0.99; P ‐value <2.2 × 10 −16 ; n = 37) according to a linear regression with a slope of 0.96 (±0.01) and an offset at origin of –163 (±742), showing that the dissolution step was efficient at solubilizing all the elements. We also calculated the yields of Mg for the whole elution method and found quantitative yields (from 80% to 106%) for all the reference materials (SRM‐1577c, BCR‐383, BCR‐380R, ERM‐CE464, DORM‐2, DORM‐4, and TORT‐3), except for FBS (where the Mg yield was 77%).…”